Hey, Bears----why stop at orange?

November 20, 2005

Much was made last Sunday when the Bears showed up for their game against San Francisco sporting orange jerseys.

They've made fashion statements in the past; there was a striped throw-back jersey worn in 1994 and a "classic" jersey used against Dallas last year. This was more of a marketing statement--orange replica jerseys are available at www.chicagobears.com and at various outlets--following a trend seen in other pro sports of alternate jerseys that fans just have to have.

Q likes the idea. So much so, in fact, that we've got a couple of other alternate jersey suggestions:

- Camouflage: Put running back Thomas Jones in one of these, and opposing defenses will never see him, much less stop him.

- Black and yellow stripes: This will make the Bears look like a bunch of bumblebees. Then they can nickname their defense "The Swarm." Having Brian Urlacher, Mike Brown, Jerry Azumah & Co. close in on you in this outfit would be truly frightening.